Asian Hotels and Properties PLC vs H. D. N. S. Karunaratne – SC HC LA NO.36/10-2018

The case between H. D. N. S. Karunaratne, representing the Inter Company Employees Union, and Asian Hotels Corporation Ltd / Asian Hotels and Properties PLC examined whether the enhancement of compensation by the High Court, set against the original determination of the Labour Tribunal, was justified by appropriate legal tests. It was determined that the Labour Tribunal’s award should remain based on its established computation of compensation in cases of unjust termination, with emphasis on adherence to the principles outlined in the Industrial Disputes Act. The decision relied on a review of the procedural and evidentiary framework and established that the High Court’s enhanced computation lacked an adequate evidentiary basis.

Aluwihare P.C. J — It was established that the High Court